Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Makes New Investment in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated $HR

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 35,929 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $609,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wiser Advisor Group LLC acquired a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust during the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Healthcare Realty Trust by 179.7% during the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,608 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 1,033 shares during the period. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp acquired a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust during the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. Danske Bank A S acquired a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust during the 3rd quarter worth about $47,000. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust during the 3rd quarter worth about $55,000.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have commented on HR. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on Healthcare Realty Trust from $19.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Healthcare Realty Trust from $18.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price objective on Healthcare Realty Trust from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Wall Street Zen raised Healthcare Realty Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 31st. Finally, Scotiabank boosted their price objective on Healthcare Realty Trust from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $20.25.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Healthcare Realty Trust news, Director Thomas N. Bohjalian purchased 10,000 shares of Healthcare Realty Trust stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 6th. The stock was bought at an average price of $18.09 per share, with a total value of $180,900.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 85,520 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,547,056.80. This trade represents a 13.24% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Healthcare Realty Trust Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of HR stock opened at $19.95 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $6.91 billion, a PE ratio of -34.40 and a beta of 0.97. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $18.72 and a 200-day simple moving average of $17.97. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a 52-week low of $14.09 and a 52-week high of $20.61.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $275.28 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $283.01 million. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 4.29% and a negative net margin of 17.34%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.39 EPS. Healthcare Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.590-1.65 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated will post 1.61 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 22nd. Investors of record on Monday, May 11th were issued a $0.24 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 11th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.8%. Healthcare Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio is presently -165.52%.

About Healthcare Realty Trust

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE: HR) is a real estate investment trust specializing in the ownership, acquisition and management of outpatient medical facilities. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, the company’s portfolio is focused primarily on medical office buildings and outpatient healthcare properties that serve hospitals, health systems and other healthcare providers. Its business model centers on securing long-term, triple-net leases to generate stable income streams from a diversified tenant base.

The company’s properties are located across key metropolitan markets in the United States, including major healthcare hubs in the Southeast, Southwest and in select coastal regions.